This is the autobiography of John Morris Gillette, who is often referred to as "The Father of Rural Sociology." Gillette earned one of the first Ph.D.s in Sociology from the University of Chicago (under John Dewey and Albion Small) and then transferred his expertise to the northern plains, serving for a few years at Valley City Normal School in North Dakota (now Valley City State University) and then to a long successful career at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks.

Gillette's autobiography deals mainly with his early years, as opposed to his academic career.  It gives a fascinating window into the formation of one of the upper Midwest's significant intellectual pioneers. 

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